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{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Crisp County
| county = Crisp County
| state = Georgia
| state = Georgia
| seal =
| seal =
| founded = 1905
| founded = {{start date and age|1905}}
| seat wl= Cordele
| seat wl = Cordele
| largest city wl= Cordele
| largest city wl = Cordele
| area_total_sq_mi = 281
| area_total_sq_mi = 281
| area_land_sq_mi = 273
| area_land_sq_mi = 273
| area_water_sq_mi = 8.4
| area_water_sq_mi = 8.4
| area percentage = 3.0%
| area percentage = 3.0%
| census estimate yr =2018
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 22609
| pop = 20128
| density_sq_mi = 86
| density_sq_mi = 74
| time zone = Eastern
| time zone = Eastern
| web = www.crispcounty.com
| web = www.crispcounty.com
| ex image = Crisp County Courthouse (west face).JPG
| ex image = Crisp County Courthouse (west face).JPG
| ex image cap = Crisp County Courthouse in Cordele
| ex image cap = Crisp County Courthouse in Cordele
| district = 2nd
| district = 2nd
| named for = [[Charles Frederick Crisp]]
| named for = [[Charles Frederick Crisp]]
}}
}}


'''Crisp County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Central Georgia|central portion]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 23,439.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13081.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 15, 2014}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Cordele, Georgia|Cordele]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was created on August 17, 1905 from [[Dooly County]] and named for Georgia Congressman [[Charles Frederick Crisp]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crispcounty.com/|title=Crisp County, Georgia {{!}} Government For The People|website=www.crispcounty.com|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=54 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>
'''Crisp County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Central Georgia|central portion]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 20,128.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Crisp County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Crisp_County,_Georgia?g=0500000US13081|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 26, 2022}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Cordele, Georgia|Cordele]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was created on August 17, 1905, from [[Dooly County]] and named for Georgia Congressman [[Charles Frederick Crisp]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crispcounty.com/|title=Crisp County, Georgia {{!}} Government For The People|website=www.crispcounty.com|access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030710215157/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf |archive-date=July 10, 2003 |url-status=live | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=54 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>


Crisp County comprises the Cordele, GA [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].
Crisp County comprises the Cordele, GA [[Micropolitan Statistical Area|micropolitan statistical area]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|281|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|273|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.4|sqmi}} (3.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|281|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|273|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.4|sqmi}} (3.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>


The western two-thirds of Crisp County, bordered on the east by a line from south of [[Arabi, Georgia|Arabi]] running northeast, is located in the Middle [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern third of the county is located in the [[Alapaha River]] sub-basin of the [[Suwannee River]] basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |accessdate=2015-11-24}}</ref>
The western two-thirds of Crisp County, bordered on the east by a line from south of [[Arabi, Georgia|Arabi]] running northeast, is located in the Middle [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern third of the county is located in the [[Alapaha River]] sub-basin of the [[Suwannee River]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Major highways===
===Major highways===
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* [[Lee County, Georgia|Lee County]] (west)
* [[Lee County, Georgia|Lee County]] (west)
* [[Sumter County, Georgia|Sumter County]] (west)
* [[Sumter County, Georgia|Sumter County]] (west)

==Communities==

===City===
* [[Cordele, Georgia|Cordele]] (county seat)

===Town===
* [[Arabi, Georgia|Arabi]]

===Unincorporated community===
* [[Coney, Georgia|Coney]]


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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|2000= 21996
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|2010= 23439
|2010= 23439
|2020= 20128
|estyear=2018
|estyear=2023
|estimate=22609
|estimate=19631
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=July 30, 2019}}</ref>
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref>1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13081.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221113706/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13081.html|archive-date=February 21, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 20, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=April 26, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=June 20, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ga190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 20, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 20, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF"/>
}}
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{| class="wikitable"
===2000 census===
|+Crisp County racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13081&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2011-05-14 |title=American FactFinder |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=September 11, 2013 }}</ref> of 2000, there were 21,996 people, 8,337 households, and 5,869 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was 80 people per square mile (31/km²). There were 9,559 housing units at an average density of 35 per square&nbsp;mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 54.07% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 43.40% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.98% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.74% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
!Race

!Num.
There were 8,337 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.80% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10.
!Perc.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.00% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,547, and the median income for a family was $32,747. Males had a median income of $28,595 versus $19,393 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,695. About 24.60% of families and 29.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 41.80% of those under age 18 and 24.00% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 23,439&nbsp;people, 9,079&nbsp;households, and 6,295&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13081
|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
|accessdate=2015-12-27
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213015602/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13081
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|86.0|PD/sqmi}}. There were 10,734 housing units at an average density of {{convert|39.4|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13081
|accessdate=2015-12-27
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213185627/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13081
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 53.3% white, 43.0% black or African American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 1.8% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.2% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 9.7% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 9.3% were [[Americans|American]], and 7.8% were [[English people|English]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13081
|title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|accessdate=2015-12-27
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213020741/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13081
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

Of the 9,079&nbsp;households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 21.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.7% were non-families, and 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age was 38.1 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $29,960 and the median income for a family was $41,616. Males had a median income of $35,290 versus $25,932 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,187. About 24.0% of families and 29.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 47.9% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13081
|title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|accessdate=2015-12-27
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022023/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13081
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Education==
{{Main|Cordele, Georgia#Education}}

==Communities==
* [[Arabi, Georgia|Arabi]]
* [[Coney, Georgia|Coney]]
* [[Cordele, Georgia|Cordele]]

==Politics==
{{Hidden begin
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|title = Presidential elections results
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{| align="center" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|+ '''Previous presidential elections results'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.6%''' ''4,549''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.8% ''2,837''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''126''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.5%''' ''4,182''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.8% ''3,167''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% ''51''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.6%''' ''4,424''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.8% ''3,085''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''45''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.8%''' ''3,865''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.7% ''2,357''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''32''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.6%''' ''3,285''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.4% ''2,268''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''56''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.8% ''2,321''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.3%''' ''2,504''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.9% ''471''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.5% ''2,253''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''45.7%''' ''2,610''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.8% ''846''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.9%''' ''2,916''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.5% ''1,690''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''27''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.6%''' ''2,895''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.4% ''2,128''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.8% ''1,861''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.6%''' ''3,403''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% ''83''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.2% ''1,328''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.8%''' ''3,747''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''84.2%''' ''3,623''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.8% ''682''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/American Independent}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|17.9% ''935''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|19.5% ''1017''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''62.6%''' ''3,271''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.5%''' ''3,337''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.5% ''1,756''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.9% ''963''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.1%''' ''2,365''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.8% ''835''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''75.2%''' ''2,526''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1952 United States presidential election|1952]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.0% ''949''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.0%''' ''2,116''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1948 United States presidential election|1948]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.6% ''524''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.1%''' ''1,225''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.4% ''224''
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1944 United States presidential election|1944]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|15.3% ''217''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''84.7%''' ''1,199''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1940 United States presidential election|1940]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|10.9% ''129''
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''88.8%''' ''1,049''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''4''
|-
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1936 United States presidential election|1936]]'''
|9,892
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|7.1% ''79''
|49.15%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''92.7%''' ''1,029''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''2''
|-
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1932 United States presidential election|1932]]'''
|8,821
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1.4% ''10''
|43.82%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''98.0%''' ''725''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% ''5''
|-
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1928 United States presidential election|1928]]'''
|18
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.5% ''402''
|0.09%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.5%''' ''523''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1924 United States presidential election|1924]]'''
|180
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|4.4% ''21''
|0.89%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''92.2%''' ''439''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.4% ''16''
|-
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1920 United States presidential election|1920]]'''
|4
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|12.8% ''83''
|0.02%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''87.2%''' ''565''
|style="text-align:center;|
|-
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1916 United States presidential election|1916]]'''
|579
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|14.7% ''100''
|2.88%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''84.7%''' ''577''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''4''
|-
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1912 United States presidential election|1912]]'''
|634
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|6.4% ''45''
|3.15%
|style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''91.9%''' ''644''
|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''12''
|}
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 20,128 people, 8,585 households, and 5,712 families residing in the county.
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==Education==
{{Main|Cordele, Georgia#Education}}

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,182|3,167|51|Georgia}}
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{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,865|2,357|32|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,285|2,268|56|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,321|2,504|471|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,253|2,610|846|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,916|1,690|27|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,895|2,128|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,861|3,403|83|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,328|3,747|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,623|682|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|935|1,017|3,271|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|3,337|1,756|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|963|2,365|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|835|2,526|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|949|2,116|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|221|1,225|524|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|217|1,199|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|129|1,049|4|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|79|1,029|2|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|10|725|5|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|402|523|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|21|439|16|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|83|565|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|100|577|4|Georgia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|45|644|12|Georgia}}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Crisp County, Georgia]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Crisp County, Georgia]]
*[[List of counties in Georgia]]


==References==
==References==
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Crisp County
County
Crisp County Courthouse in Cordele
Crisp County Courthouse in Cordele
Map of Georgia highlighting Crisp County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°56′N 83°46′W / 31.93°N 83.77°W / 31.93; -83.77
Country United States
State Georgia
Founded1905; 120 years ago (1905)
Named forCharles Frederick Crisp
SeatCordele
Largest cityCordele
Area
 • Total
281 sq mi (730 km2)
 • Land273 sq mi (710 km2)
 • Water8.4 sq mi (22 km2)  3.0%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
20,128
 • Density74/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitewww.crispcounty.com

Crisp County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,128.[1] The county seat is Cordele.[2] The county was created on August 17, 1905, from Dooly County and named for Georgia Congressman Charles Frederick Crisp.[3][4]

Crisp County comprises the Cordele, GA micropolitan statistical area.

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 281 square miles (730 km2), of which 273 square miles (710 km2) is land and 8.4 square miles (22 km2) (3.0%) is water.[5]

The western two-thirds of Crisp County, bordered on the east by a line from south of Arabi running northeast, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern third of the county is located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River.[6]

Major highways

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Communities

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Unincorporated community

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
191016,423—
192018,91415.2%
193017,343−8.3%
194017,5401.1%
195017,6630.7%
196017,7680.6%
197018,0871.8%
198019,4897.8%
199020,0112.7%
200021,9969.9%
201023,4396.6%
202020,128−14.1%
2023 (est.)19,631[7]−2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1880[9]1890-1910[10]
1920-1930[11] 1930-1940[12]
1940-1950[13] 1960-1980[14]
1980-2000[15] 2010[16]
Crisp County racial composition as of 2020[17]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 9,892 49.15%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 8,821 43.82%
Native American 18 0.09%
Asian 180 0.89%
Pacific Islander 4 0.02%
Other/Mixed 579 2.88%
Hispanic or Latino 634 3.15%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 20,128 people, 8,585 households, and 5,712 families residing in the county.

Education

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Main article: Cordele, Georgia § Education

Politics

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United States presidential election results for Crisp County, Georgia[18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 5,099 62.83% 2,993 36.88% 24 0.30%
2020 4,985 62.03% 2,982 37.11% 69 0.86%
2016 4,549 60.26% 2,837 37.58% 163 2.16%
2012 4,182 56.51% 3,167 42.80% 51 0.69%
2008 4,424 58.56% 3,085 40.84% 45 0.60%
2004 3,865 61.80% 2,357 37.69% 32 0.51%
2000 3,285 58.57% 2,268 40.44% 56 1.00%
1996 2,321 43.83% 2,504 47.28% 471 8.89%
1992 2,253 39.46% 2,610 45.72% 846 14.82%
1988 2,916 62.94% 1,690 36.48% 27 0.58%
1984 2,895 57.63% 2,128 42.37% 0 0.00%
1980 1,861 34.80% 3,403 63.64% 83 1.55%
1976 1,328 26.17% 3,747 73.83% 0 0.00%
1972 3,623 84.16% 682 15.84% 0 0.00%
1968 935 17.90% 1,017 19.47% 3,271 62.63%
1964 3,337 65.52% 1,756 34.48% 0 0.00%
1960 963 28.94% 2,365 71.06% 0 0.00%
1956 835 24.84% 2,526 75.16% 0 0.00%
1952 949 30.96% 2,116 69.04% 0 0.00%
1948 221 11.22% 1,225 62.18% 524 26.60%
1944 217 15.32% 1,199 84.68% 0 0.00%
1940 129 10.91% 1,049 88.75% 4 0.34%
1936 79 7.12% 1,029 92.70% 2 0.18%
1932 10 1.35% 725 97.97% 5 0.68%
1928 402 43.46% 523 56.54% 0 0.00%
1924 21 4.41% 439 92.23% 16 3.36%
1920 83 12.81% 565 87.19% 0 0.00%
1916 100 14.68% 577 84.73% 4 0.59%
1912 45 6.42% 644 91.87% 12 1.71%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Crisp County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Crisp County, Georgia | Government For The People". www.crispcounty.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2003.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1910.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1950.
  14. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
  16. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  17. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  18. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
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